The Quest for American Identity

In the era of multiculturalism, it is very hard to define the real American identity. Every person in the United States may have been called American yet differences in races still matter. Since the birth of this nation, it has long sought for an identity. Who are the Americans? Is it the white people who speak English? Are Blacks, Hispanics and Indians considered Americans? These are the questions that so long hunted for an answer yet were only resolved at the dawn of the twenty first century...

To Kill a Mockingbird

“Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Atticus Finch in To kill a Mockingbird To kill a mockingbird is a novel that depicts many human errors as seen and understood by Scout, a child of 6 years.  At an early age she is exposed to her town’s hypocrisy, prejudice, racial discrimination and judgmentalism, common human characteristics where the story is built on, and in her activeness as a child, she and her brother had become entwined...